"I know you're right. Hopefully we can have our homes restored, it's just...discouraging, I guess," Aerith mused while she watched Aqua patting down the dirt.

She didn't think she'd eaten anything like eggplant back home - then again, she'd been traveling extensively and they ran short on gil sometimes so most of the food could be bland. Rations and such - it wasn't exactly the most appetizing.

"Grilled eggplant? You'll have to let me try that sometime." She gave Aqua a smile. "Have you planted anything else here?"